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Qualcomm Technologies is teaming up with Honor, Motorola, Nothing, OPPO, vivo and Xiaomi to develop smartphones with satellite communication capabilities using its Snapdragon Satellite processor. Qualcomm made the announcement, Feb. […]

Astroscale raised $76 million in its Series G round, with funding from new investors Mitsubishi Electric, Yusaku Maezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, and FEL Corporation.  […]

SatixFy has landed a deal to supply chips to Astrome, in a move the company says takes its business into the terrestrial 5G market and establishes a foothold in India. […]

Hughes Network Systems grew revenue by $10 million 2022 compared to 2021, despite a 16% drop in subscribers as the satellite operator faces competition from SpaceX’s Starlink business. Parent company EchoStar […]

The FCC will consider rules that allow satellite operators to operate satellites using terrestrial spectrum, in a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) released Feb. 23.  The FCC said in the […]

The Luxembourg government is deepening its relationship with SES thanks to a new partnership announced Feb. 23. The program – MEO Global Services (MGS) – valued at 195 million euros […]

LeoLabs executive Matthew Shouppe joined spaceflight safety company Kayhan Space as chief commercial officer, the company announced Thursday.  Shouppe has more than 13 years of industry experience in sales and […]

Omnispace and Ligado Networks have reached an MoU to combine their licensed mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum in the L- and S-Bands for direct-to-device solutions. Under the deal announced Thursday, […]

Momentus settled a class action lawsuit against certain of its current and former directors and former officers, the company announced Thursday.  Momentus and the lead plaintiff reached an agreement in […]

Samsung is the latest big-name electronics manufacturer to look to develop a satellite-based capability. In a major announcement on Feb. 23, the electronics giant said it had secured standardized 5G […]

A few short years ago, the question posed by that title would have been laughable. How could the future of the internet – with its 997 terabits per second of […]

Welcome to our March edition, or as we christen it, our SATELLITE edition, the biggest issue of the year. I see it as a celebration of all that is good […]

ReQuTech stands for Research, Quality and Technology and has a clear vision to be the ‘Go – To’ Antenna Terminal designer and manufacturer for the high-end SATCOM and Beyond-Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) […]

The World’s Most Advanced Space Processor – 4x The computing throughput – 50% Lower power consumption – 40% Price advantage – 75% Faster time-to-market – C Programmable – Rad-Hard, low […]

As satellite technology makes huge advances, industries such as mining, agriculture, forestry, and construction are evaluating their relationships with the satellite industry. The modern world runs on data, and the […]

As the commercialization of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) continues at pace, there is a growing concern as to the continued availability of insurance for satellites operating in it. The last few […]

It’s hard to succinctly summarize the year 2022 for the space industry. Cheap and easy money dried up, killing the funding megarounds that were so common in 2021. But space […]

While preparing for each annual SATELLITE conference and exhibition, we get a unique view into the growth trajectories for both the commercial satellite and space industries. The size of the […]

The days of the ground satellite segment trailing space capabilities are fast disappearing with a wave of new ground advances that support multi-orbit constellations and the specifications that both 5G […]

To commemorate International Women’s Day, Via Satellite celebrates women who have made a difference for the greater satellite and space industry, and in the lives of their colleagues. More than […]

Each year, Via Satellite magazine and its readers recognize a handful of technologies for either their notable level of innovation, their contribution to the development of the space and satellite […]

Every year, Via Satellite honors an executive that has had a significant impact on the changing satellite industry. The Satellite Executive of the Year award honors an executive that has […]

For the fifth year, Via Satellite’s 10 Hottest Companies list highlights the “must watch” companies providing satellite communications, ground systems, manufacturing, imagery and sensing, and launch services. Via Satellite editors […]

Rivada Space Networks selected Terran Orbital to design and manufacture its constellation in a 300-satellite, deal worth $2.4 billion announced Wednesday.  Terran Orbital, through its subsidiary Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, will […]

George Whitesides, former Virgin Galactic CEO, is running for Congress in California. Whitesides announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives seat for California’s 27th district on Wednesday.  Whitesides was […]

Capella Space is rolling out an analytics partner program to help give partners the tools to develop applications for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Capella said that while many organizations […]

SES and Marlink have signed a new 15-year agreement to help provide better connectivity throughout French Guiana. The two companies announced the deal, Feb. 22. Marlink has won a Public […]

Each year, Via Satellite magazine and its readers recognize a handful of technologies for either their notable level of innovation, their contribution to the development of the space and satellite […]

Every year, Via Satellite honors an executive that has had a significant impact on the changing satellite industry. The Satellite Executive of the Year award honors an executive that has […]

While preparing for each annual SATELLITE conference and exhibition, we get a unique view into the growth trajectories for both the commercial satellite and space industries. The size of the […]